Operation Manual

192 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
You cannot apply smudging to Internet or embedded objects, linked images, grids, masks, mesh-filled objects, or objects with blend
and contour effects.
To see the minimum and maximum values for the smudging controls, right-click the control on the property bar and click Settings.
To smear an object
1
Select a curve object using Pick tool .
2
Click the Shape tools button in the toolbox, and click the Smear tool .
3 Do one of the following:
• To smear the outside of an object, click outside an object, close to its edge, and drag outwards.
• To smear the inside of an object, click inside an object, close to its edge, and drag inwards.
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Change the radius of the brush nib Type a value in the Nib radius box on the property bar.
Set the amount of smearing Type a value in the Pressure box.
Use the pressure of a digital pen to control the amount of smearing
Click the Pen pressurebutton on the property bar.
Use smooth curves when smearing
Click the Smooth smear button .
Use curves with sharp corners when smearing
Click the Pointy smear button .
The difference between a smooth smear and pointy smear is noticeable only with higher Pressure values.
Adding twirl effects
You can add twirl effects to objects. You can set the radius, speed, and direction of the twirl effects, and you can use the pressure of your
digital pen to change the intensity of the twirl effect.